Meanings
nounmultiplexer (plural multiplexers)
plural multiplexers · alternative multiplexor
- A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
- communicationsA device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
- Proto-Italic*moltos
- Latinmulti-
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-der.?
- Latinmultiplex
- Englishmultiplex
- Englishmultiplexer
Translations
Czech multiplexor
- multiplexordevice that interleaves several activities
Finnish multiplekseri, tulovalitsin
- multiplekseridevice that interleaves several activities
- tulovalitsindevice that interleaves several activities
- ottovalitsindevice that interleaves several activities
French multiplexeur
- multiplexeurdevice that interleaves several activities
German Multiplexer
- Multiplexerdevice that interleaves several activities
Greek πολυπλέκτης
- πολυπλέκτης (polypléktis)device that interleaves several activities
Romanian multiplexor
- multiplexordevice that interleaves several activities
Spanish multiplexor
- multiplexordevice that interleaves several activities
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Cite this entry
APA
multiplexer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplexer
MLA
“multiplexer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplexer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiplexer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplexer.
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